Wednesday, September 2, 2015

August side hustles 2015

The great thing about doing side hustles to generate extra income is that you can hustle on your own terms.  The more hard work, time, and creative effort you put in, the more extra money you can make.  You can hustle as little or as much as you want, whenever you want.  It’s your extra money, and you can choose how you want to spend it.  Instead of focusing on what ideas don’t apply to you, try focusing on different side hustle ideas that you can implement to work for your situation.

Welcome to September, another new month!  Our 2.5-month-old son and our dog have been keeping the both of us very busy.  It’s not easy being new parents, but we are trying to enjoy every moment of it.  Our dog Abby has been adjusting well to our son.  She’s very gentle and genuinely curious around him.    

Anyways, here’s our monthly summary of side income that we have generated in the previous month of August.

Award Travel
On 8.4, I redeemed 14,208 Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards miles (mostly converted from Chase Ultimate Rewards points) to earn a free flight for my wife from LAX to PDX, saving $219.40 after paying flight taxes and fees.

Cash Back
On 8.1, I received a PayPal deposit of $45.13 from Mr. Rebates
On 8.5, I received a $5 statement credit from AMEX Offers on my Premier Rewards Gold Card (Spend $25 at Exxon Mobile and get $5 back)
On 8.6, I received a $100 statement credit on my American Express Premier Rewards Gold card for using their $100 airline credit feature towards a discounted Southwest flight.
On 8.22, I received $0.13 statement credit on my AMEX SimplyCash business card.

Search and Win
On 8.8, I received a $5 Amazon gift card from Swagbucks
On 8.13, I received a $5 Amazon gift card from Swagbucks

No more Bing Rewards :( 
The both of us recently got our Bing Rewards accounts shut down for violating the terms of service through use of a Bing search bot.  Oh well, it was a good run!  We’re just going to continue to use Swagbucks to earn Amazon gift cards.

Paid surveys
On 8.11, I received a $3 PayPal deposit from PineCone Research
On 8.26, I received a $6 PayPal deposit from PineCone Research
On 8.31, I received a $3 PayPal deposit from PineCone Research

Side Job
On 8.10, I received a check for $137.50 from the local university where I teach part time.
On 8.20, I received a check for $412.50 from the local university where I teach part time.
On 8.29, I received a check for $275 from the local university where I teach part time.

Rental Income
On 8.1, we received a net profit of $430 from our rental property

Monthly Totals:
Our side hustles increased slightly in August.
We saved $219.40 on award travel with our Southwest Rapid Rewards miles
We earned $150.26 in cash back
We earned $10 worth of Amazon gift certificates from Swagbucks
We earned $12 in cash from paid surveys
I earned $825 from my side job teaching at the local university
We earned $430 from rental income

All of this totals $1,646.66 from our side hustles for the month of July.   A big chunk of this past month’s side hustle income came from me doing more part time work.  It’s great because I really enjoy teaching and find the work fulfilling.  My teaching hours are flexible and I only do 4-hour shifts.  Is there something that you enjoy doing that can also help you hustle on the side for extra income?

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